Tennessee Code 49-5-511 – Dismissal or suspension of teachers – Causes for dismissal – Position reduction – Written notice – Preferred list for employment – Convictions – License revocation
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-5-511
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Board: means the local board of education holding jurisdiction in its respective territory. See Tennessee Code 49-5-501
- Director of schools: refers to the local director of schools, or to any other officer performing the functions of a director of schools. See Tennessee Code 49-5-501
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Incompetence: means being incapable, lacking adequate power, capacity or ability to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the position. See Tennessee Code 49-5-501
- Inefficiency: means being below the standards of efficiency maintained by others currently employed by the board for similar work, or habitually tardy, inaccurate or wanting in effective performance of duties. See Tennessee Code 49-5-501
- Neglect of duty: means gross or repeated failure to perform duties and responsibilities that reasonably can be expected of one in such capacity or continued unexcused or unnecessary absence from duty. See Tennessee Code 49-5-501
- Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
- signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Teacher: includes teachers, supervisors, principals, director of schools and all other certificated personnel employed by any local board of education, for service in public, elementary and secondary schools in this state, supported in whole or in part by state or federal funds. See Tennessee Code 49-5-501
- Transfer: means removal from one (1) position to another position under jurisdiction of the same board. See Tennessee Code 49-5-501
- written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105